A patient in whom drug therapy has failed several times in the past is readmitted to a hospital to begin therapy for schizophrenia. What will the nurse do to help improve adherence?
a. Encourage the patient to take responsibil-ity for medication management.
b. Teach the patient about drug side effects and how to manage them.
c. Tell the patient that an abstinence syn-drome will occur if the drug is stopped.
d. Tell the patient that the drug may be taken as needed to control symptoms.
B
One way to promote adherence to a medication regimen is to teach patients about drug side ef-fects and how to minimize undesired responses. Family members should be encouraged to over-see medication management for outpatients, because patients themselves may fail to appreciate the need for therapy or may be unwilling to take prescribed medications. It is not true that an ab-stinence syndrome occurs when these drugs are withdrawn. These drugs are not used PRN; they must be given on a regular basis.
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